Articles by Kailash Korde
High-security number plates must from April 1 for vehicles manufactured in Mumbai
The move, initiated by the Union government to primarily curb vehicle theft, will also lead to uniformity in the number plates.

Published on Mar 28, 2019 11:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Maharashtra autos drivers may not get to refuel vehicles after permit suspended
The Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Department (MMVD) is mulling this step after flying squads of RTOs, in an ongoing drive to curb the menace of rogue drivers, caught 1,296 autorickshaw drivers without a badge, which is mandatory for driving public service vehicles.

Updated on Mar 26, 2019 04:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Soon, online test for learners licence in rural Maharashtra too
While the test for a learner’s license was being conducted online at regional transport offices (RTO) in cities, it was still being held verbally at RTO camps conducted at the taluka level in rural areas.

Published on Mar 19, 2019 10:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Hussain Express diverted on to the emergency line near Khandala
Following the incident, Central Railways suspended Nagnath station’s deputy station superintendent Dhrarasing Meena

Updated on Mar 17, 2019 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Nine months on, Central Railway yet to complete audit of 23 FoBs and RoBs
Nine months after Union railway minister Piyush Goyal announced a structural audit of 445 structures on Mumbai’s suburban network, to be carried out by IIT-Bombay, the Central Railway is yet to complete audit of 23 of the 299 structures in its purview.

Published on Mar 16, 2019 03:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Vasai-Diva-Panvel local travel: It is time to train yourself for it
The line is a crucial east-west rail link in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR)

Updated on Mar 06, 2019 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Locals to start from Parel, monorail will run till Jacob Circle from Monday
On Sunday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union railway minister Piyush Goyal flagged off the first train from the new mini-terminus at Parel. From Monday morning, 32 services will run between Parel and Thane and Kalyan.

Updated on Mar 04, 2019 09:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Piyush Goyal inaugurates Mumbai’s mini-terminus at Parel
The Union minister announced a range of amenities, including 180 new escalators, new stations and trains to Alibaug

Updated on Mar 04, 2019 12:03 AM IST
Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Central railway locals to get six more 15-coach services from Monday
Railway minister Piyush Goyal will flag off the 15-coach services on the main line of CR during the inauguration of the ₹51-crore Parel terminus on Sunday

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Western Railway’s new mobile radio safety system to go live in 2 months
Currently, there is no mechanism available for broadcasting any message to WR’s 35 lakh passengers who use it daily

Published on Feb 03, 2019 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Stuck on slow track for years, Railway projects need a fillip in February 1 budget
Several projects aimed at making train commute smoother and expanding the capacity of the suburban network are yet to take off. One such project is the segregation of the long-distance and local train traffic sanctioned under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project 2 in 2010.

Updated on Jan 31, 2019 01:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai |
Aroosa Ahmed and Kailash Korde
11 Mumbai Darshan buses for tourists yet to start running
MTDC officials blame politics for delay in launch; MoS tourism says following up with the authorities

Updated on Jan 28, 2019 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde
Mumbai citizens’ group wants BMC, BEST budget to be merged
The strike was called off on Wednesday afternoon, based on the directives of the Bombay high court.

Updated on Jan 18, 2019 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times |
Kailash Korde
BEST buses to stay off Mumbai roads on Day 4; Uddhav’s intervention to end staff strike fails
The talks were held after Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar called for a meeting as Uddhav Thackeray, whose party rules the BEST as well as its parent body, intervened.

Updated on Jan 11, 2019 08:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | , Mumbai
Aroosa Ahmed and Kailash KordeBEST staff’s demand will put ₹900 crore burden on debt-ridden management
BEST workers, who are on strike since Monday midnight, want salary of around 14,000 junior grade workers to be revised, besides the interim pay hike for all employees.

Updated on Jan 10, 2019 10:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
No BEST buses again on Mumbai roads on Thursday; Sena, BJP mum on staff strike
The strike will continue for a third day, even after the BEST administration initiated action against the protesting employees under the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act.

Updated on Jan 10, 2019 09:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | , Mumbai
Aroosa Ahmed and Kailash KordeBEST strike to continue on Wednesday, but 500 buses will ply
At least 500 of the 3,337 BEST buses could ply in Mumbai on Wednesday as a section of the staff, led by a Shiv Sena-affiliated union, has decided to withdraw support to the strike.

Updated on Jan 09, 2019 09:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | , Mumbai
Aroosa Ahmed and Kailash KordeMumbaiites hassled as authorities provide inadequate solutions for BEST bus strike
55 state buses, 16 more train services were what authorities saw as relief for 29L regular commuters of city’s second largest mode of transport

Updated on Jan 09, 2019 08:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Talks with unions fail, Mumbai transport body staff set for Tuesday’s strike
The strike is to demand higher grade pay for employees recruited from 2007, compassionate appointments and deliberations on a new wage agreement

Updated on Jan 05, 2019 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai
Kailash KordePanic button and Vehicle Tracking System now must on new buses, taxis in Mumbai
The Central government has made it mandatory for all new vehicles plying as public transport to have these facilities to ensure passenger safety.

Updated on Jan 02, 2019 12:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Mumbai transport year-ender: Hopes for better daily commute for railway and bus commuters by end of 2019
New suburban rail terminus, more AC trains, buses and single-ticket system for public transport await Mumbaiites

Published on Dec 26, 2018 12:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai
Kailash Korde and Aroosa AhmedOne year of Mumbai’s AC local: Train rakes in the money, commuters
The local train’s initial year reported an official average of 17,000 daily commuters and₹16.77 crore in revenue.

Published on Dec 25, 2018 12:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai
Aroosa Ahmed, Kailash Korde35,000 workers of Mumbai’s BEST buses get their salaries worth Rs 1.5crore in coins
Around 29 lakh people travel on BEST buses on a daily basis. Owing to ticket selling and other sources, Rs 10 coins worth Rs 75 lakh get deposited in BEST coffers every month.

Updated on Dec 21, 2018 12:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, New Delhi
Petrol price rises to ₹75.91 a litre in Mumbai after 50-day slide
A day before, petrol was sold for ₹75.80 a litre in the city.

Updated on Dec 13, 2018 11:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Agencies will pay ₹7,822 crore for wider rail network in Mumbai
MMRDA to contribute ₹3,635.30 crore; Cidco ₹1,794.30 crore; BMC ₹1,794.30 crore; and NMMC ₹598.10 crore

Updated on Dec 07, 2018 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Special bus and train services on Mahaparinirvan Divas in Mumbai
According to BEST officials, they will ply 60-70 buses everyday between December 6 to December 7

Updated on Dec 04, 2018 12:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Six-hour Mumbai Central Railway block from 10.30am today
Central Railway will run special services between Wadala Road and Panvel stations, and Wadala Road and Bandra/Goregaon stations, at intervals of 15 minutes.

Updated on Dec 02, 2018 12:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Mumbai’s wait for 47 AC local trains gets longer as coach factory cancels tender
ICF cancels tender over ‘technical clarifications’

Published on Nov 29, 2018 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Mumbai buses to get LED displays, destination alerts
Loss-making body to get GPS, PIS, WiFi, CCTV cameras to woo passengers

Published on Nov 24, 2018 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Day 9 of Ola-Uber strike in Mumbai: Talks with management remain inconclusive
Since October 22, a majority of app-based cab drivers have been on an indefinite strike. Their main demand has been an increase in income

Updated on Oct 31, 2018 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai